7 Easy Ways to Support Student Writing in Any Content Area 6Mar2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez It’s not all that complicated, and it doesn’t have to be time-consuming, either. You don’t need an English degree to get really good at helping students build writing proficiency in your content area.
Could You Teach Without Grades? 20Feb2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez There’s a new movement of teachers who are giving up traditional grading and finding different ways to measure student learning. Starr Sackstein is at the front of the pack, and in a new podcast episode, she tells me how it all works.
How Your Nonverbals Impact Your Teaching 6Feb2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez How can you adjust your voice, posture and other nonverbals to give yourself more presence and confidence in the classroom?
Meet the Single Point Rubric 4Feb2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez The practice of using single point rubrics is slowly but surely catching on. Try one for yourself and let us see it!
A Non-Freaked Out Guide to Teaching the Common Core 20Jan2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez Like having a totally chill, smart buddy at your side, Dave Stuart’s book will help you see that implementing the Common Core doesn’t have to be a big deal.
In Praise of Think-Pair-Share 13Jan2015 by Jennifer Gonzalez Celebrating Think-Pair-Share, the Little Strategy That Could, and sharing some best practices for making it work for you.
Are You Really Connecting with Your Students? 17Dec2014 by Jennifer Gonzalez James Sturtevant’s book, You’ve Gotta Connect, is full of practical, actionable advice and tools to strengthen the quality of your connection with students.
Talking About Race in School: An Interview with José Vilson 3Dec2014 by Jennifer Gonzalez Race-related issues impact all of us, inside school and out. How can we have productive, healthy conversations with students about these issues?
When We All Teach Text Structures, Everyone Wins 6Nov2014 by Jennifer Gonzalez Teachers of history, science, and other subjects are now expected to weave literacy instruction into their teaching of content. But how should they do that? What are the most effective ways to help students learn to read challenging content-area texts?